Director, Outbound Transportation

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The Director, Outbound Transportation is a senior supply chain leader responsible for shaping and executing Under Armour’s end‑to‑end outbound transportation strategy across all North American channels (Wholesale, Retail, and eCommerce). The role oversees a multimillion‑dollar transportation spend, balancing cost, service, speed, and scalability while leading cross‑functional partnerships and enterprise‑level decision making.

• Own and evolve the North America outbound transportation strategy across all channels, aligning with enterprise supply chain, financial, and commercial objectives.
• Serve as a key advisor to senior leadership, representing transportation in S&OP, financial planning, and commercial forums.
• Establish long‑range strategic roadmaps to enhance speed‑to‑consumer, cost efficiency, and service reliability across a complex distribution network.
• Drive enterprise decision‑making on transportation tradeoffs, risk mitigation, and investment prioritization.

• Maintain direct accountability for a multimillion‑dollar transportation budget, ensuring disciplined cost management while protecting service and customer experience.
• Enable execution of multimillion, ensuring operational readiness and performance consistency.
• Lead execution of key financial levers including rebate programs, freight cost optimization, CPC, and freight as a % of revenue.

• Lead North America carrier strategy, including parcel, LTL, and full truckload networks.
• Own carrier contract strategy, negotiations, and performance management, including multi‑year agreements and pricing structures.
• Partner with Procurement to maintain competitive positioning through rate negotiations and benchmarking, surcharge strategy, SLAs, service continuity, and carrier relationships.

• Act as a key partner to wholesale customers, overseeing transportation execution, chargeback reductions, and continuous improvement plans.
• Drive initiatives to improve supply chain efficiency and reduce chargebacks and friction points.
• Collaborate with Retail and eCommerce teams to ensure consistent service standards and fulfillment optimization across all channels.

• Lead initiatives to enhance end‑to‑end outbound network performance, including speed, cost, and visibility improvements.
• Drive data‑driven decision making, leveraging analytics to identify opportunities and mitigate risks.
• Benchmark capabilities against industry leaders to maintain competitive advantage.
• Develop and execute a multi‑year roadmap to optimize fulfillment and transportation strategy across channels.

• Own peak planning and capacity strategy, ensuring readiness for high‑volume periods.
• Lead carrier capacity negotiations and holiday surcharge strategies to mitigate cost volatility and service risk.
• Proactively manage network risks, ensuring on‑time delivery during critical demand windows.

• Lead and develop a high‑performing outbound transportation team, setting vision, priorities, and performance expectations.
• Build organizational capability across analytics, operations, and strategy.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement aligned with Under Armour values.
• Drive succession planning and talent development across the transportation function.

• Bachelor’s degree required;
  Supply Chain, Logistics, or related field preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in transportation, logistics, or supply chain.
• Proven leadership experience managing large teams and enterprise‑level programs.
• Deep expertise in transportation strategy, carrier management, and multi‑channel fulfillment.
• Strong financial acumen; experience…